Service difficulty report · Actuator · Emb EMB145XR

Difficulty date
October 15, 2015
Submitted
October 19, 2015
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N286SJ
Make and model
Emb EMB145XR
Aircraft serial
14501153
Aircraft time
3,073 hours, 2,425 cycles
Part
Actuator
Part number
4811001007
Part serial
2791AB
Condition
Failed
Location
Aileron
Part time
3,073 hours, 2,425 cycles
Stage of operation
IN
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
O
Precautionary procedure
K

As reported to the FAA. Reports are unverified, and codes are left as the FAA publishes them.

What was found

DURING SCHEDULED INSPECTION, AILERON POWER CONTROL ACTUATOR PCA, FAILED AILERON ACTUATOR DAMPING COMPONENTS & MONITORING DEVICE FUNCTIONAL CHECK ON THE LT SIDE. REPLACED LT AILERON PCA, BUT IT WOULD NOT KEEP AILERON NEUTRAL WHEN HYD POWER WAS REMOVED. TROUBLE SHOT BY REPLACING LT AILERON PCA WITH THREE DIFFERENT REPAIRED UNITS, BUT NO CHANGE. CHECKED ACFT AILERON SYS & RIGGING, NO DEFECTS OR ANOMALY FOUND. CONTACTED TECHNICAL SUPPORT & THEY SAID THAT THE FIRST & SECOND PCA WERE BAD FROM THE STOCK, RECOMMENDED REPLACING THE MANIFOLD. REPLACED THE MANIFOLD, BUT NO CHANGE. AFTER THIRD PCA REPLACEMENT WITH NO CHANGE, REPLIED BACK TO US THAT AILERON PCA'S BYPASS VLVS MIGHT BE OPEN, CAUSING AILERON TO DROP WHEN HYD POWER WAS REMOVED, BUT IT WOULDN'T AFFECT NORMAL PCA OPERATION. OBTAINED A TECHNICAL DISPOSITION TO RETURN THE ACFT TO SERVICE, UNTIL NEW PCA IS DELIVERED.

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